February 2020

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Baumer also announced that 25 cameras in its LX and CX series will now support the IEEE 15888 PTP (Precision Time Protocol) standard, allowing precise time synchronisation to 1μs in Ethernet networks. The PTP cameras support synchronisation of images from multiple cameras and simplify the allocation of images to triggers, thus easing system design and integration, especially with multi-camera installations. B&R Automation is making its Smart Cameras and Smart Sensors available with standard C-mounts, allowing them to be used with C-mount lenses either from third parties or from B&R, which has launched a range of five lenses with focal lengths from 12–50mm. The Swiss sensor-maker Contrinex was demonstrating a range of “cloud-ready” smart inductive sensors that can be configured via IO-Link to display real-time data on a cloud dashboard. It says that this capability will speed up troubleshooting and reduce downtime, and allow the sensors to integrate with ERP and MES systems. Contrinex has also added weld-spatter- resistant ceramic coatings to its Weld- Immune series of inductive sensors, extending their lives. Datalogic launched a 2 Megapixel resolution sensor for reading 1D and 2D barcodes with a new liquid lens technology that allows the focus to be adjusted electronically. The Matrix 300N 2MP sensor offers various illumination options, including polarised, diffused, red or white lighting to accommodate a wide range of material surfaces. Datalogic was also showing a new industrial vision processor (the MX-E90) with inputs for eight Power-over-Ethernet cameras, allowing one processor to connect to eight inspection points, cutting the integration, set-up, maintenance, cabinet, cabling and power costs. Finally, Datalogic announced a new generation of plug-and-play photoelectric sensors with a new Asic custom chip, IO- Link master capabilities and built-in Web servers, for Profinet and EtherNet/IP networks. The first sensor to be upgraded is the best-selling M18 Tubular line which Datalogic says will be the world’s first to offer IO-Link v1.1 and Smart Sensor profiles in a tubular format. Among a slew of new and enhanced products from Kübler was a space-saving integrated measurement system for asynchronous motors, based on bearingless encoders, which is said to set new standards for performance, size and costs compared to bearing-mounted encoders. The system is immune from Safety light grids with Bluetooth provide a 5mwireless range Schmersal has launched a safety light grid with a built-in Bluetooth interface, that can make status and diagnostic data available on smartphones or tablets in real time. The BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) interface allows easy start-up of the SLC440/COM light grid using a smart device. The data can be saved to document tests or for predictive maintenance. The transmission of data to IoS or Android smartphones or tablets is done using an app developed by Schmersal. Until now, the only wireless diagnostic tools available for light grids have been based on NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. But NFC only offers a range of a few centimetres, while Bluetooth BLE – a system designed to transmit near-field data securely – can achieve a range of up to 5 metres. This means that BLE is ideal for safety systems in awkward locations. BLE also offers a wider range of applications because not all smartphones or tablets are equipped with NFC, but most have Bluetooth. Because Bluetooth is a global standard, the BLE light grids can be used anywhere in the world. “The SLC440/COM with Bluetooth BLE enables significantly improved efficiency in production processes,” says Klaus Schuster, managing director of Schmersal’s optoelectronics centre of excellence, Safety Control.“As the status data of the light grids can be accessed easily and in real-time, errors can be resolved more quickly to achieve increased machine availability.”This status information and diagnostic data allows processes to be reactivated more quickly, especially when a system is shut down after a hazard is detected. Compared to classic Bluetooth, BLE has a much lower energy consumption, while maintaining a similar communication range. Multi-mode: Balluff BLA 16C laser light array